Laughing by Fair (24 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. ***Please Read*** NO marks on text - My shelf location 73-B-5*.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Second Printing May 1964. The cover shows some edgewear with rubbing, a small tear at the base of the spine and a small nick. The binding is sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (mystery fiction ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VG+, Wear, Ink Name, Browning. 1st UK Edition. A Bertha Cool & Donald Lam crime thriller. Attractive jacket design by Stein. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Small 8vo. 1957. First Edition. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Scuffing along front spine edge. NOT price clipped ($2.95). "Morrow" on the title page, spine and dust jacket spine. Bookstore sticker on front pastedown. No additional names or marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. EDITION: Believed to be a Reprint Edition as this is the only publishers name (on the Title Page.) Copyright page shows: 1957, by Earl Stanley Gardner, printed in the USA. D. J. has the name: William Morrow & Co., 425 Fourth Ave., New York 16 on bottom of reverse cover and just: Morrow (at bottom of spine.) CONDITION: FINE/FINE The book itself has no defects. The binding is tight. Corners sharp. Pages are white & clean - no marks. D.J., : Minimal shelving activity on bottom of spine & some light age toning - mostly to inside DJ cover at the spine and front & back fore edge turns. This is the nicest copy/condition I found st the time I reviewed the other copies available. The D. J. has a clear Mylar cover/protector. Bookseller Invt # C00060705E.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. vi, [2], 214pp, bound in red paper over boards, with binding and hinges tight. Small bookstore label "The Bookshelf" on the front free endpaper. The Dust Jacket is in a protective mylar cover, is NOT price-clipped, and shows edge chips. A Bertha Cool, Donald Lam Mystery.

Dust jacket has minor pieces missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

HARDCOVER. 1958. First UK edition. A near fine copy only marked by light age tanning to the edges of the text block and a few spots to the top edge. The d/w is good with light tanning to the spine and some insect damage to the rear fore edge.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 214 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped front flap. Spine black with red and off-white lettering. Exterior has slight plus wear including faint age toning to the rear, some soiling scuffs and few chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have slight wear including faint, minor scuffs and mild edge wear. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning to the edges. A Donald Lam-Bertha Cool mystery. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. 1407230. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-Very Good. Bill Hughes (DJ) (illustrator). 1st Edition. A 1st edition (Morrow on the title page, spine & DJ spine) of a Donald Lam/Bertha Cool mystery from the late 1950s. Red boards with black lettering. $2.95 price on the front flap of the DJ. Light wear to the DJ with mild rubbing to the front panel. Small loss at the top of the spine and the bottom of the front panel. Three small chips (.375" x .25" v-chip, .375" x .375", & .25" x .25") at the top, bottom & bottom right of the rear panel respectively, and a larger one (.5" x 1") at the top right. The internals are clean and tight. There are a few tiny soil spots that don't penetrate on the fore edge of the pages. Overall a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.68.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pictorial Jacket with light edgewear and crushed tip of spine . Page edges yellowed internally fine no foxing. bookshop stamp to feep . Not price clipped.

Hardback. A.A. Fair, William Heinemann, London. Author: A.A. FairBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, London, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gripping mystery, You Can Die Laughing, plunges readers into a complex case where humor and danger intertwine. The narrative uncovers a series of perplexing events that challenge the astute minds of its protagonists. It presents a world where appearances deceive and every laugh might conceal a sinister secret. The author masterfully illustrates the intricate dance between wit and peril, keeping the audience on edge with each unexpected turn. This compelling tale chronicles a unique investigation, culminating in a resolution as surprising as it is satisfying. Hardback.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The very scarce first UK edition of this exciting crime novel featuring the 'Cool and Lam' detective agency and their new client, a Texas tycoon. Written by the noted detective fiction writer, Erle Stanley Gardner, and in the original dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling instalment of the 'Cool and Lam' detective series which follows the private detective agency of Betha Cool and the former lawyer Donald Lam. In this volume the agency is hired by a Texas tycoon to locate a certain women.This novel is written by Erle Stanley Gardner under the pen name 'A. A. Fair'. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with a slight lean and the odd minor spot to the endpaper. The wrap is sound with a closed tear to the rear joint, sunning to the spine and rear, the odd spot, and very small closed tears and chips to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages. Near Fine. book.

First Edition. YOU CAN DIE LAUGHING, Morrow, 1957, first edition, near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and rubbing.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first UK edition of this 'Cool and Lam' detective novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first UK edition.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The sixteenth novel in the 'Cool and Lam' mystery series by American author Erle Stanley Gardner, centring on a fictional private detective firm ran by Bertha Cool and Donald Lam.This instalment sees Donald clash with a client, with whom he has a written contract to locate a certain woman. He thinks the client is lying to him, but takes the case. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with very minimal shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.